Birds-eye view shows St. Petersburg Pier progress

St. Petersburg's $76 million Pier District, under construction since last summer, is progressing, city officials say, with the work of driving the 425 piles for the deck expected to be finished in April.
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By Waveney Ann Moore, Times Staff Writer

Published: February 14, 2018

Updated: February 14, 2018 at 10:00 AM

St. Petersburg’s $76 million Pier District, under construction since last summer, is progressing, city officials say, with the work of driving the 425 piles for the deck expected to be finished in April.

The city says more than 68 percent of the pilings are in place and that 20,000 square feet of the deck have been poured. Work has also begun on the tilted lawn and new bulkhead areas around Spa Beach. The deck will support areas of the project such as the pier head, education center buildings and the "coastal thicket," which will feature trees, landscaping and a boardwalk.

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